Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 519 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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