Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 184 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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