Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 181 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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