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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 768 · 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) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  5. 5.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  7. 7.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  10. 10.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  15. 15.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  21. 21.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  40. 40.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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