Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 679 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all

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