Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 323 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
36. 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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