Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 193 · 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: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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