Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 699 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ 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) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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