Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 849 · 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) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end

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