Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 729 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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