Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 999 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic

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