Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 394 · 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) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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