Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 116 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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