Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 226 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
4. 4.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all

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