Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 151 · 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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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