Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 457 · 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.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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