Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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