Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 607 · 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) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
13. 13.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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