Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 136 · 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? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
15. 15.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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