Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 670 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end

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