Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 873 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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