Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 990 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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