Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 814 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
13. 13.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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