Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 185 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
20. 20.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point

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