Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 358 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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