Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 147 · 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 a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
3. 3.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end

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