Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 60 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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