Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 768 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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