Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 409 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
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: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
14. 14.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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