Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 182 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time

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