Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 968 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down

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