Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 819 · 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: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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