Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 919 · 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? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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