Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 928 · 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) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic

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