Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 240 · 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.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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