Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 683 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally

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