Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 498 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
18. 18.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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