Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 655 · 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) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones

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