Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 381 · 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? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples

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