Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 332 · 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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor 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) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally

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