Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 45 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ 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) summing up
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point

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