Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 104 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers

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