Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 594 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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