Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 327 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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