Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 708 · 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) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out

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