Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 515 · 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? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
39. 39.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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