Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 261 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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