Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 172 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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