Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 92 · 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) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
5. 5.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point

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