Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 313 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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