Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 638 · 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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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