Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 646 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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