Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 117 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down

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