Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 110 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic

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