Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 572 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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