Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 191 · 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: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back

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