Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 651 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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