Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 324 · 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) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest

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