Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 357 · 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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in

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