Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 14 · 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) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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