Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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