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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 806 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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 is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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