Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 971 · 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? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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