Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 422 · 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) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers

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