Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 123 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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