Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 171 · 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) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples

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