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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 957 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  7. 7.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  10. 10.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  12. 12.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) no new arguments
  13. 13.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) only your friends
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  36. 36.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line

Answer key

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

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