Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 210 · 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) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely

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