Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 377 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all

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