Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 471 · 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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
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) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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