Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 868 · 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 speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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