Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 584 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all

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