Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 363 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
24. 24.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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