Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 202 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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) inviting others in

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