Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 669 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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