Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 532 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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