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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 872 · 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 good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  10. 10.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  12. 12.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  15. 15.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  21. 21.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  37. 37.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  40. 40.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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