Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 916 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all

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