Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 423 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
7. 7.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding

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