Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 561 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most

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