Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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