Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 126 · 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.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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