Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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