Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 560 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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