Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 168 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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