Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 170 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor 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.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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