Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 522 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly

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