Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 340 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
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) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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