Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 585 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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