Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 521 · 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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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