Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 51 · 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) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples

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