Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 59 · 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: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones

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