Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 659 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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