Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 883 · 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) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic

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