Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 477 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (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 starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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