Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 766 · 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) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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