Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 715 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers

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