Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 998 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point

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