Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 686 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (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 disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic

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