Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 89 · 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.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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