Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 67 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time

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