Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 841 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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