Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 691 · 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) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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