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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 978 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  21. 21.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  25. 25.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  30. 30.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  40. 40.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start

Answer key

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

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