Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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