Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 894 · 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? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time

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