Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 379 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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