Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 304 · 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) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
16. 16.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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