Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 445 · 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? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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