Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 540 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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