Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 694 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all

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