Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 268 · 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) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally

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