Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 599 · 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) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
31. 31.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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