Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 138 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
4. 4.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
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) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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