Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 798 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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