Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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