Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 275 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
7. 7.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
11. 11.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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