Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 387 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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