Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 855 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers

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