Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 460 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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