Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 249 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies

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