Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 84 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all

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