Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 223 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
13. 13.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief

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