Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 851 · 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: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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