Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 238 · 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) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
2. 2.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point

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