Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 533 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence

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