Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 903 · 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) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
19. 19.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker

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