Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 918 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (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: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers

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