Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 956 · 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.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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