Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 844 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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