Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 662 · 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) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time

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