Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 411 · 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: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” 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) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic

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