Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 812 · 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 see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly

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