Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 592 · 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.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
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.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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