Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 604 · 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? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
10. 10.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up

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