Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 478 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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