Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 288 · 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) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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