Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 762 · 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) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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