Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 282 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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