Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 860 · 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) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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