Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 314 · 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) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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