Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 840 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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