Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 804 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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