Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 808 · 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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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