Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 626 · 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) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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