Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 382 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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