Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 664 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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