Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 958 · 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) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
20. 20.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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