Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 994 · 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 agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief

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