Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 758 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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