Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 491 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ 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
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 is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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