Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 745 · 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? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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