Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 164 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
30. 30.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time

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