Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 305 · 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.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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