Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 600 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
35. 35.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end

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