Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 696 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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