Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 237 · 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: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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