Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 632 · 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) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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