Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 285 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
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.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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