Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 945 · 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) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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