Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 437 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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