Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 165 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (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) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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