Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 817 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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