Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 497 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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