Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 757 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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