Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 412 · 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) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time

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