Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 509 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally

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