Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 364 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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