Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 786 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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