Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 246 · 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: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end

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