Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 333 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
9. 9.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down

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