Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 350 · 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.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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