Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 294 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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