Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 727 · 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: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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