Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 493 · 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: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding

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