Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 554 · 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.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
13. 13.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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