Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 255 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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