Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 665 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (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) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed

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