Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 55 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
31. 31.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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