Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 366 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop

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