Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 187 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
17. 17.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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