Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 221 · 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) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
6. 6.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them

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