Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 674 · 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: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding

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