Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 558 · 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) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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