Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 997 · 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: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
23. 23.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic

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