Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 86 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
13. 13.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down

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