Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 44 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
8. 8.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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