Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 601 · 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.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point

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