Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 75 · 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: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic

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