Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 536 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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