Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 218 · 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: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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