Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 139 · 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) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers

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