Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 752 · 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: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally

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