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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 947 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  2. 2.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  6. 6.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  18. 18.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  26. 26.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  35. 35.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  38. 38.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed

Answer key

  1. naming the main points
  2. False
  3. True
  4. at the end
  5. restate the topic
  6. short and balanced
  7. a poor summary
  8. adding a new point
  9. adding a new point
  10. a poor summary
  11. trailing off
  12. no
  13. no new arguments
  14. naming the main points
  15. points in favour
  16. a good summary
  17. restate the topic
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a good summary
  21. a good summary
  22. a poor summary
  23. False
  24. True
  25. restate the topic
  26. True
  27. restate the topic
  28. a good summary
  29. False
  30. being short and clear
  31. True
  32. about a minute
  33. a poor summary
  34. covering both sides
  35. True
  36. points in favour
  37. only your own view
  38. False
  39. restate the topic
  40. points against

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