Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 890 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely

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