Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 108 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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