Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 606 · 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? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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