Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 65 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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