Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 642 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
3. 3.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down

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