Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 576 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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