Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 320 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
14. 14.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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