Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 624 · 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? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
14. 14.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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