Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 444 · 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: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely

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