Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 348 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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