Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 641 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
2. 2.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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