Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 602 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies

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