Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 605 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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