Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 764 · 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) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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