Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 73 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely

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