Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 975 · 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: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
29. 29.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect

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