Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 212 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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