Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 417 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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