Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 616 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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