Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 455 · 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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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