Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 365 · 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: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
39. 39.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end

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