Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 610 · 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) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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