Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 802 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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