Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 43 · 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: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers

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