Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 588 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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