Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 82 · 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? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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