Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 208 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
16. 16.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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