Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 983 · 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) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
20. 20.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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