Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 831 · 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) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time

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