Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 216 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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