Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 102 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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