Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 16 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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