Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 297 · 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? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end

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