Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 970 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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