Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 424 · 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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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