Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 615 · 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) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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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