Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 717 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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