Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 613 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
18. 18.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ 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) summing up
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers

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