Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 485 · 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) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
3. 3.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally

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