Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 421 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
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) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding

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