Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 925 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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