Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 472 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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