Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 805 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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