Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 534 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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