Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 207 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
16. 16.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
24. 24.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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