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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 788 · 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: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  3. 3.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  5. 5.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  13. 13.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  15. 15.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  19. 19.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  31. 31.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral

Answer key

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

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