Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 85 · 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) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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