Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 528 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (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) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic

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