Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 300 · 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) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest

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