Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 698 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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