Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 66 · 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.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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) one word (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly

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