Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 988 · 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) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back

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