Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 673 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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