Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 541 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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