Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 71 · 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) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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