Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 284 · 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: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
17. 17.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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