Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 861 · 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) as long as needed (d) one word
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
3. 3.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (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) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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