Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 328 · 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) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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