Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 361 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
25. 25.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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