Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 115 · 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.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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