Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 484 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
24. 24.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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