Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 386 · 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: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
22. 22.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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