Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 827 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ 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) 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) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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