Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 981 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
9. 9.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief

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