Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 107 · 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) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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