Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 160 · 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: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True

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