Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 875 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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