Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 178 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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