Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 617 · 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) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
25. 25.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
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 poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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