Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 710 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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