Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 400 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
2. 2.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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