Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 306 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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