Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 791 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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