Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 775 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time

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