Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 969 · 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: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
3. 3.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
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) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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