Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 449 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic

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