Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 902 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time

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