Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 525 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them

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