Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 809 · 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) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic

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