Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 917 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally

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