Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 203 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
21. 21.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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