Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 821 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (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) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (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) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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