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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 738 · 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) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) covering both sides
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  9. 9.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  12. 12.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  19. 19.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  20. 20.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  27. 27.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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