Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 475 · 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? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly

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