Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 653 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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