Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 63 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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