Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 566 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest

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