Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 209 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (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) True (b) False

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