Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 217 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time

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