Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 141 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end

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