Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 995 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
9. 9.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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