Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 322 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic

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