Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 739 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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