Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 157 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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