Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 927 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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