Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 797 · 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: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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