Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 480 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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