Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 544 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally

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