Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 941 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally

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