Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 542 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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