Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 251 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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