Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 155 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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