Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 700 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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