Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 96 · 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) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (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) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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