Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 879 · 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) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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