Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 749 · 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.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
34. 34.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion

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