Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 869 · 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 sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
36. 36.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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