Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 384 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely

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