Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 887 · 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) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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