Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 227 · 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) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly

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