Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 190 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally

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