Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 188 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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