Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 774 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end

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