Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 200 · 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.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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