Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 681 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all

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