Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 192 · 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.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point

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