Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 942 · 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 agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point

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