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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 747 · 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 of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  3. 3.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  5. 5.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  9. 9.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  20. 20.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  26. 26.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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