Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 295 · 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? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop

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