Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 79 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly

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