Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 281 · 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) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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