Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 719 · 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.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
38. 38.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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