Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 877 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
6. 6.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
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? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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