Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 526 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly

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