Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 194 · 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) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly

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