Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 113 · 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.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
21. 21.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others

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