Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 450 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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