Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 826 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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