Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 245 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (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 agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly

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