Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 280 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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