Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 222 · 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) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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