Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 253 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
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.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (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) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief

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