Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 433 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
37. 37.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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