Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 390 · 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: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
14. 14.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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