Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 934 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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