Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 499 · 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: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.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) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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