Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 886 · 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.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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