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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 79 · 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: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  7. 7.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  11. 11.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  27. 27.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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