Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 806 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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