Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 329 · 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) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
13. 13.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully

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