Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 701 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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