Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 492 · 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) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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