Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 214 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up

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