Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 504 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely

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