Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 748 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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