Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 790 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples

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