Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 583 · 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) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic

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