Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 803 · 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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples

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