Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 174 · 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) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time

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