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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 827 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  4. 4.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  6. 6.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  8. 8.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  20. 20.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  31. 31.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  37. 37.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  39. 39.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line

Answer key

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

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