Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 269 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more

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