Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 503 · 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: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
3. 3.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (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) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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