Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 937 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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