Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 724 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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