Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 784 · 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: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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