Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 863 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ 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) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding

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