Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 543 · 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) one word (d) short and to the point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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