Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 266 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker

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