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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 699 · 40 questions
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Debater's tip (Short, balanced, nothing new): Order: restate the topic → points in favour → points against → where we agreed. Good: both sides, the main points, short and clear, neutral, key facts, a clear last line. Poor: only your view, a new point, a long repeat of everything, leaving out a side, blaming others.

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  1. 1.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  15. 15.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) no new arguments
  19. 19.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you

Answer key

  1. a poor summary
  2. at the end
  3. blaming others
  4. a good summary
  5. about a minute
  6. a good summary
  7. starting a new debate
  8. points in favour
  9. a good summary
  10. False
  11. only your own view
  12. trailing off
  13. a poor summary
  14. adding a new point
  15. no
  16. saying where we agreed
  17. a poor summary
  18. leaving out one side
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. restate the topic
  23. being short and clear
  24. naming the main points
  25. True
  26. a poor summary
  27. a good summary
  28. points against
  29. False
  30. restate the topic
  31. mentioning key facts
  32. a good summary
  33. False
  34. staying neutral
  35. False
  36. getting facts wrong
  37. points against
  38. restate the topic
  39. a poor summary
  40. the whole group

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