Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 823 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time

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