Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 755 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
6. 6.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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