Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 675 · 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) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word

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