Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 689 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
15. 15.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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