Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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