Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 629 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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