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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 718 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  7. 7.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  19. 19.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  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 of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  26. 26.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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