Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 418 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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