Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 726 · 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.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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