Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 111 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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