Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 595 · 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) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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