Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 586 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely

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