Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 244 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally

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