Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 278 · 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? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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