Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 577 · 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.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker

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