Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 682 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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