Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 732 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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