Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 520 · 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: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (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 agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect

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