Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 118 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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