Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 228 · 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) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly

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