Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 344 · 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: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly

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