Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 712 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (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) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
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) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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