Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 731 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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