Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 78 · 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: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
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) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
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) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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