Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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