Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 859 · 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) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ 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) summing up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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