Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 303 · 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: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
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) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly

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