Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 397 · 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: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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