Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 395 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point

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