Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 162 · 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.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic

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