Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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