Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 481 · 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) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all

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