Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 495 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all

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