Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 106 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them

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