Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 166 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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