Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 811 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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