Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 740 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time

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