Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 502 · 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) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally

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