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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 735 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  2. 2.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  21. 21.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  39. 39.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear

Answer key

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

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