Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 742 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
18. 18.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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