Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 229 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
17. 17.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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