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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 784 · 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.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  6. 6.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  9. 9.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) starting a new debate
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  21. 21.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only you
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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