Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 401 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic

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