Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 647 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples

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