Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 406 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.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) repeating one point
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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