Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 283 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
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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