Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 834 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time

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