Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 922 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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