Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 523 · 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.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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