Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 619 · 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) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
27. 27.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic

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