Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 301 · 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? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop

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