Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 829 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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