Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 52 · 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: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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