Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 373 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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