Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 158 · 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? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end

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