Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 871 · 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) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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