Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 371 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
21. 21.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
27. 27.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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