Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 439 · 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.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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