Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 633 · 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.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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