Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 337 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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