Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 121 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally

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