Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 352 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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