Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 220 · 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: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end

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