Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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