Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 256 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all

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