Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 129 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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