Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 815 · 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: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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