Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 276 · 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) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
7. 7.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally

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