Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 982 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time

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