Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 230 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
28. 28.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding

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