Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 413 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding

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