Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 383 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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