Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 131 · 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: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
40. 40.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed

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