Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 451 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
21. 21.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
38. 38.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop

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