Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 516 · 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.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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