Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 265 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
5. 5.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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