Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 800 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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