Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 289 · 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? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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