Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 661 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief

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