Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 582 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True

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