Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 684 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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