Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 951 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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