Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 506 · 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: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down

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