Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 49 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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