Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 854 · 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 sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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