Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 167 · 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: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief

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