Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 362 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down

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