Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 688 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ 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) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief

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