Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 720 · 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) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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