Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 565 · 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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
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 good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic

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