Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 435 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down

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