Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 741 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop

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