Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 260 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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