Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 428 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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