Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 461 · 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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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