Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 703 · 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) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point

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