Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 239 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end

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