Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 652 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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