Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 737 · 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: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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