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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 86 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  7. 7.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  30. 30.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  32. 32.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

  1. False
  2. trailing off
  3. a good summary
  4. True
  5. starting a new debate
  6. points in favour
  7. no
  8. at the end
  9. a poor summary
  10. blaming others
  11. mentioning key facts
  12. a poor summary
  13. points against
  14. restate the topic
  15. leaving out one side
  16. a good summary
  17. True
  18. staying neutral
  19. points against
  20. True
  21. covering both sides
  22. staying neutral
  23. a good summary
  24. a clear last line
  25. True
  26. points in favour
  27. leaving out one side
  28. a good summary
  29. restate the topic
  30. the whole group
  31. starting a new debate
  32. False
  33. covering both sides
  34. naming the main points
  35. a good summary
  36. a poor summary
  37. naming the main points
  38. getting facts wrong
  39. adding a new point
  40. mentioning key facts

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