Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 149 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all

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