Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 976 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (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) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely

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