Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 310 · 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: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (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 is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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