Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 248 · 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: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
23. 23.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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