Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 242 · 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) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end

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