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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 741 · 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: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  5. 5.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  7. 7.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) no new arguments
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start

Answer key

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

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