Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 231 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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