Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 315 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time

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