Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 796 · 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? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker

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