Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 32 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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