Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 858 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all

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