Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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