Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 219 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic

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