Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 367 · 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 good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
9. 9.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally

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