Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 966 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True

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