Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 567 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones

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