Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 889 · 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) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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