Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 529 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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