Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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