Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 622 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
3. 3.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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