Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 789 · 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) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief

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