Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 410 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
10. 10.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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