Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 291 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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