Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 179 · 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) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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