Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 452 · 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) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” 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) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up

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