Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 702 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (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: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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