Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 347 · 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.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker

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