Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 939 · 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) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
22. 22.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
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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