Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 236 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room

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