Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 943 · 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) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding

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