Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 767 · 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.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding

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