Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 799 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely

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