Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 885 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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