Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 109 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
40. 40.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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