Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 321 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
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: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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