Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 225 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point

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