Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 952 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most

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