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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 992 · 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) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  3. 3.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  10. 10.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  21. 21.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  35. 35.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  36. 36.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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