Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 163 · 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? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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