Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 267 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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