Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 458 · 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) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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