Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 177 · 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: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
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) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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