Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 598 · 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) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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