Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 667 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic

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