Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 537 · 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) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
3. 3.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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