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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 727 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  10. 10.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) starting a new debate
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  16. 16.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  19. 19.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  30. 30.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  31. 31.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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