Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 678 · 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 interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
3. 3.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic

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