Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 517 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples

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