Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 590 · 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) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief

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