Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 589 · 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) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
7. 7.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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