Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 204 · 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: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly

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