Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 479 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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