Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 146 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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