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Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 127 · 40 questions
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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…”).

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  1. 1.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
  3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
  5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
  7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
  10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
  12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
  13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
  14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
  18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
  20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
  21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
  23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
  27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
  29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
  30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
  32. 32.🗣️ 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) summing up
  33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
  35. 35.🗣️ 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
  36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
  37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
  38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. going off-topic
  2. repeating one point
  3. a good GD habit
  4. pointing fingers
  5. a poor GD habit
  6. arguing personally
  7. a good GD habit
  8. True
  9. repeating one point
  10. False
  11. shouting others down
  12. starting the discussion
  13. summing up
  14. a good GD habit
  15. True
  16. a poor GD habit
  17. inviting others in
  18. False
  19. keeping points brief
  20. calmly finish your point
  21. False
  22. how you work with others
  23. False
  24. short and to the point
  25. arguing personally
  26. summing up at the end
  27. starting the discussion
  28. speaking non-stop
  29. disagreeing politely
  30. disagreeing politely
  31. speaking clearly
  32. disagreeing politely
  33. a good GD habit
  34. speaking clearly
  35. with respect
  36. keeping points brief
  37. inviting others in
  38. True
  39. a poor GD habit
  40. True

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