Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 311 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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