Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 550 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
13. 13.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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