Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 389 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
12. 12.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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