Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 273 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” 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 agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers

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