Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 368 · 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: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop

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